A court that handles exclusively commercial litigation. • In the late 20th century, business courts emerged as a way to unclog the general dockets and to dispose of commercial cases more efficiently and con-sistently. — Also termed commercial court; commercial division.
Vidi scivi et audivi (vI-dIsI-vI et aw-dI-vI). Hist. I saw, knew, and heard. • This was formerly an essential part of the notary’s docket attached to the end of an instrument of seisin, by which the notary claimed to have been personally present on the ground when seisin was given and thus to have known
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right of wharfing out. A right to the exclusive use of submerged lands, as by establishing a permanent structure or wharf on the land to dock oceangoing vessels. [Cases: Navigable Waters 43(2).]
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case-management order. A court order designed to control the procedure in a case on the court’s docket, esp. by limiting pretrial discovery. — Abbr. CMO. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1935; Pretrial Procedure 747. C.J.S. Trial § 47.]
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cause list 〈英〉案件目录 记有备审案件的目录，依各案登记的顺序排列，并附有各方当事人的律师的姓名。王室法院〔Royal Courts of Justice〕的每日审案目录〔Daily Cause List〕在开庭期内的每天下午公布，上面记有已确定由最高法院第二天审判的案件。类似美国使用的calendar of cases或docket。
slip opinion 〈美〉判决意见书单行本 指案件判决作出后，将法官对该案件的判决意见书单独出版发行的小册子。它通常没有判决提要〔headnote〕，也无索引。典型的判决意见书单行本通常仅包括案卷号〔docket number〕、当事人姓名、判决日期、以及写判决意见的法官的姓名。
judgment book 法院判决登录簿 由书记官保存，为法院档案的组成部分。在美国联邦及许多州法院中，通常分有「民事卷」〔civil docket〕、「刑事卷」〔criminal docket〕等。
Public Access to Court Electronic Records. A computer system by which subscribers can obtain online information from the federal courts, including information from a court’s docket sheet about the parties, filing, and orders in a specific case. — Abbr. PACER.
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